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Update: 27 structures lost in ‘volatile’ northern B.C. wildfire

Update: 27 structures lost in ‘volatile’ northern B.C. wildfire

“We are continuing to see very volatile and aggressive fire behaviour on this fire,” says BC Wildfire Service.

Update: 27 structures lost in ‘volatile’ northern B.C. wildfire
A picture of the Goode Creek wildfire south of Kelowna, B.C. on Aug. 1, 2018. Image contributed by Nicole Hemeon Photography.

Global infernos create firefighter shortage

Wildfire resources are being put to the test around the world as fires burn out of control.

A picture of the Goode Creek wildfire south of Kelowna, B.C. on Aug. 1, 2018. Image contributed by Nicole Hemeon Photography.
Price no guarantee for safety with horse riding helmets: new report

Price no guarantee for safety with horse riding helmets: new report

A Swedish insurance report reveals that many brands of equestrian helmets do not protect riders as well as they could.

Price no guarantee for safety with horse riding helmets: new report
A team of NYU scientists has captured on video a four-mile iceberg breaking away from a glacier in eastern Greenland. Image/YouTube screenshot/New York University

Video: 4-mile iceberg breaks off eastern Greenland

A team of scientists has captured a four-mile iceberg breaking away from a glacier in eastern Greenland

A team of NYU scientists has captured on video a four-mile iceberg breaking away from a glacier in eastern Greenland. Image/YouTube screenshot/New York University
$500K can buy you a lot or a little space in Canada: report

$500K can buy you a lot or a little space in Canada: report

Average national home price will not buy three bedrooms in half of Canada’s 50 largest cities.

$500K can buy you a lot or a little space in Canada: report
Court blocks bid for injunction to halt Alberta gay-straight alliance law

Court blocks bid for injunction to halt Alberta gay-straight alliance law

Judge dismisses request to put Alberta gay-straight alliance law on hold

Court blocks bid for injunction to halt Alberta gay-straight alliance law
Video: Rare moose triplets caught on camera in Alberta

Video: Rare moose triplets caught on camera in Alberta

The video captured Tuesday shows a mother moose and her set of triplets in Didsbury, Alta.

Video: Rare moose triplets caught on camera in Alberta
Tim Hortons offers limited-edition breakfast to celebrate National Donut Day Friday

Tim Hortons offers limited-edition breakfast to celebrate National Donut Day Friday

Tim Hortons is set to celebrate National Donut Day June 1 with a limited-edition Food Mash-Up

Tim Hortons offers limited-edition breakfast to celebrate National Donut Day Friday
Update: Allie Lake wildfire northwest of Kamloops estimated at 2,100 hectares

Update: Allie Lake wildfire northwest of Kamloops estimated at 2,100 hectares

‘It is now considered to be an interface fire’

Update: Allie Lake wildfire northwest of Kamloops estimated at 2,100 hectares
4702 1011 West Cordova Street, Vancouver. Listed at $38 million. Image: www.malcolmhasman.com

The priciest home for sale in Canada: A $38M Vancouver penthouse

Canada’s luxury real estate: The top 10 most expensive properties for sale right now

4702 1011 West Cordova Street, Vancouver. Listed at $38 million. Image: www.malcolmhasman.com
Video: Wolf sizes up bear in Canadian grasslands

Video: Wolf sizes up bear in Canadian grasslands

A unique bear versus wolf encounter was caught of film in the grasslands near Kamloops, B.C.

Video: Wolf sizes up bear in Canadian grasslands
Ryan Lancaster is his Million Dollar Bus project. Image contributed.

Driving Change: A B.C. man’s charitable trip across Canada

A Kelowna man, his bus, and his mission for positive change across our country

Ryan Lancaster is his Million Dollar Bus project. Image contributed.
Black Press Media owner David Black. File photo.

Black Press Media acquires two new Alaska newspapers

New Media Investment Group to acquire the Akron (OH) Beacon Journal while Black Press Media takes on daily newspapers in Juneau and Kenai Alaska

Black Press Media owner David Black. File photo.
Canadian home sales plunge 22.7% in March

Canadian home sales plunge 22.7% in March

March home sales volume plunges 22.7%, national average price down 10.4%: CREA

Canadian home sales plunge 22.7% in March
Celebrate this delicious holiday with a slice of pie. (Wikimedia Commons)

Happy Pi Day!

The irrational and nerdy but entirely delicious holiday is celebrated today

Celebrate this delicious holiday with a slice of pie. (Wikimedia Commons)
(Vancouver Aquarium)

Vancouver Park Board appeals court loss over animals in captivity at aquarium

The Vancouver Park Board is appealing a court decision that determined it didn’t have the authority to ban whales, dolphins and porpoises at the city’s aquarium.

(Vancouver Aquarium)
B.C. moose snaps roadside selfie

B.C. moose snaps roadside selfie

BC Highway Wildlife Cam captures moose selfie and so much more

B.C. moose snaps roadside selfie
Image: The Canadian Press/AP/Damian Dovarganes

Harvey Weinstein ‘Casting Couch’ statue debuts pre-Oscars

A golden statue of a bathrobe-clad Harvey Weinstein appeared close to the site of Sunday’s Academy Awards.

Image: The Canadian Press/AP/Damian Dovarganes
Image credit: Twitter/@MattJ777

Moose creates uber Canadian Olympic moment

A Calgary man shares a truly Canadian moment on Twitter of a Moose enjoying the Olympics

Image credit: Twitter/@MattJ777
VIDEO: B.C. deer caught obeying traffic signs

VIDEO: B.C. deer caught obeying traffic signs

A herd of deer in Fernie, B.C. is getting attention online after stopping for a stop sign

VIDEO: B.C. deer caught obeying traffic signs